Big Star Taqueria - Aaron Arbuckle, Architectural Nexus, Architect - ParkStone Wood Kitchen - Farmington, Utah Project Location Chicago, IL Architect Albazi ArchitectsCase Study: Big Star Taqueria Opened 2009, Chef Paul Kahan's Big Star Taqueria is a whisky-fueled, taco- slinging late-night bar and restaurant known for Mexican street food in a setting reminiscent of the honky-tonk saloons from California’s dust bowl era. Music is a big draw for the guests, with the “Bakersfield era” sounds, drawn from the depression-era saloons of the 1930s and 40s, filling the Wicker Park venue nightly. With Chicago’s weather often limiting the opportunity for guests of Big Star Taqueria from being able to dine al fresco, the restaurant was in need of a design-forward solution that would work with the rou

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